Sites for Math
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
for Interactive Mathematics This is a three-year NSF supported project to
develop a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or
concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction
(K-8 emphasis). The project includes dissemination and extensive internal and
external evaluation.
Interactive
Geometry The activities will help you get a "hands-on" feel for
some of the fundamental principles of geometry. Try them all to help understand
theorems and proofs.
Math•lets are math
applets you can use to explore math and create interactive lessons. The Illuminations
Math•lets are available for public use-provided that they are used only
for educational, nonprofit purposes and that the NCTM Illuminations Project
is appropriately credited.
Figure This! Math Challenges for Families
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation
(NSF) and the US Department of Education (ED).
Encouraging Mathematical Thinking
This videopaper opens a conversation about the use of discourse as the basis for
encouraging students' mathematical thinking in classrooms and for supporting
professional growth. A collaboration of teacher practitioners and Math Forum
staff, it reflects an attempt to integrate practice and research, reporting on
findings culled from discussions of research articles and chapters, classroom
practice, and videotapes of classroom teaching.
Coolmath.com an amusement park of
mathematics and more!
Plus Magazine was created to increase
public awareness of the importance of maths in everyday life. In particular,
here at Plus we hope to excite and support greater interest in maths and provide
resources for maths teachers to help them provide stimulating classes and maths
club workshops.
Mathletics
you never thought math was in sports? Just think about it.... Every sport uses
numbers in some way, whether it's for scoring, determining averages, or figuring
percentages. And when numbers are involved, it usually means math is as well.
MathWorld is a comprehensive and
interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math
enthusiasts, and researchers. Like the vibrant and constantly evolving
discipline of mathematics, this site is continuously updated to include new
material and incorporate new discoveries.
Mathematical
Proficiency For All Students Are the nation's schoolchildren getting the
preparation in mathematics they need to live and work in a world that
increasingly is driven by technology? Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn
Mathematics, a new report from the National Research Council, says that too
few children are leaving elementary and middle school with adequate mathematics
skills and understanding. For mathematics education in this nation to be
satisfactory, major reforms are needed in mathematics instruction, curricula,
and assessment from pre-kindergarten through grade 8, the report urges.
King's Math Activities
links to many sites on various math topics, including fractions, factors,
integers, number facts, place value, money, etc.
MathRealm.com is an online
mathematics learning environment featuring award-winning lessons, exploration
activities, tools and a learning community. MathRealm.com is also a class
management system that allows educators to create an online syllabus that links
directly to lessons and activities, develop tests and worksheets, and track the
performance of individual students.
Colorful
Mathematics is a series of educational software presenting advanced
mathematical concepts to K-12 students in a game-oriented approach. The five
games offered utilize simple coloring and/or drawing techniques to illustrate
some state of the art mathematical concepts from graph theory and computer
science. The goal of these coloring games is to help students experience a
mathematics problem, and understand its difficulties while achieving partial
solutions. This process is at the root of mathematical and scientific reasoning,
and the aim of this software is to help develop this skill.
Mathematical
Snippets information about infinity including the Pythagorean
Theorem, Archimedes' Tombstone, The Möbius Strip, The Koch
Snowflake Curve, Plateau's Problem, Counting to Infinity
MEGAMATHS TABLES WEB
SITE This is a
lively, interactive web site for practising and testing times tables. It’s
based on the popular BBC Schools Television series Megamaths, using the
same castle setting and a selection of characters from the programmes to
introduce a variety of activities and games. The site can be used as a starting
point for: learning a particular table; a reinforcement of number patterns and
tables already covered; a fun way to practise and test knowledge of tables.
Word Problems
for Kids contains word problems for students and teachers. The problems are classified into grade levels from Grade 5 to Grade 12. THIS IS
NOT TEST, but a set of carefully selected problems which can help you
improve your problem solving skills. You can try any problem you like and if the problem is a
little difficult you can get helpful hints by following the hints link.
The Internet Educational Workbook
provides a large mathematics database which is useful for practicing and
sharpening various skills for the student in Kindergarten through grade 6. This
workbook is designed for use both in the classroom and at home.
WebMath This site is composed of many
math "fill-in-forms" into which you can type the math problem you're
working on. Linked to these forms is a powerful set of math-solvers, that can
instantly analyze your problem, and when possible, provide you with a
step-by-step solution, instantly!
Math Goodies is a
free educational web site featuring interactive math lessons. Our innovative
lessons use a problem-solving approach and actively engage students in the learning
process. We also offer Homework Help, Message Boards, Puzzles, Calculators,
and much more
Figure This! math challenges for
families supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Education
Let's Count A fun, colorful set of counting activities
Absurd Math is an
interactive mathematical problem solving game series. The player proceeds on
missions in a strange world where the ultimate power consists of mathematical
skill and knowledge. Many of the pages have hidden clues and areas. Anytime a
player needs help, they may email our staff for assistance. We try to respond
within two days. Teachers and parents, email us for answer keys.
Mathematics
Join us in an adventure of exploring the concept of
Visual Fractions The purpose of Visual Fractions is to picture fractions and the operations on them.
Change Maker Figure out how many of each bill or coin that you expect to get back when you pay
for something.
MathStories.com The goal of this web site is to help grade school children improve
their math problem-solving skills.
The Measurers: a
Flemish Image of Mathematics in the Sixteenth Century was a Special
Exhibition displayed at the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford during
1995. The exhibition was centered around an important painting in the Museum's
collection known simply as 'The Measurers' which depicts a range of practical
activities, foremost among them mathematical instrument making. It is a starting
point for a discussion of the practical mathematics movement of Renaissance
Europe and as a means of organizing the display of a large number of scientific
instruments, texts and other related objects.
MathPARTNERS develops mathematics tutoring materials in support of the America
Counts initiative. MathPARTNERS supports tutors of students from kindergarten through ninth grade. Math Partners provides a set of training materials to support those who recruit and train tutors for students in the kindergarten through grade 9 range.
Helasculpt Helaman Ferguson is an abstract artist who expresses his mathematical conceptions as sculpture. He has discovered the common ground of mathematics and art upon which he has placed his own creativity.
Math in Daily Life explore how math can help us in our daily
lives. In this exhibit, you'll look at the language of numbers through common situations, such as playing
games or cooking. Put your decision-making skills to the test by deciding whether buying or leasing a new car is
right for you, and predict how much money you can save for your retirement by using an interest calculator.
Tangrams
is an ancient art. This excellent puzzle game is still widely used today. To
play you simply need to rearrange the seven forms to exactly reproduce the given
image. These images are either geometric in nature or patterned after a familiar
object. It is not as easy as it first appears. This is an excellent exercise
in spatial coordination and being able to discern the whole from its randomly
scattered parts. This develops spatial pattern recognition.
Introduction to Vectors This is a modest experiment in the pedagogical possibilities of some modern technology: the World Wide Web has hypermedia capabilities which allow nonlinear use of documents of all types, and the geometry program used, the Geometer's Sketchpad , has some nice internal possibilities for unveiling, animating, and tabulating, in addition to its celebrated dynamic capabilities. The sketches and pictures are intended as supplementary material to help students in their first encounter with vectors. I'm aiming for visceral understanding rather than a rigorous logical
presentation.
VectorLand:
An Introduction to 3D Vector Analysis This is the beginning of an online
course to get to grips with 3D vectors for anyone who wants to learn.
Tools for Understanding for educators who teach mathematics and are interested in integrating common technologies into
their daily instruction. Our target audience includes intermediate and middle-grade teachers (particularly those who
teach remedial math classes) and secondary special educators. While much of this site focuses on mathematics, there
are a number of lessons and activities that are intended to blend mathematics with writing and make use of
mathematical reasoning in other content areas such as social studies.
Curious and Useful Math! Here you
will find tricks and rules for quickly calculating certain types of math
problems. There are also some entertaining trivia and math facts that are nice
to slip into casual conversation. Some of it's Useful and some of it's Curious.
Math Cove geometry students can use these Java applets to explore
transformations such as translations, reflections, and rotations
Visual Calculus
a collection of modules that can be used in the studying or teaching of
calculus.
Math in Daily Life explore how math can help us in
our daily lives. Look at the language of numbers through common situations, such as playing games or cooking. Put
your decision-making skills to the test by deciding whether buying or leasing a new car is right for you, and predict
how much money you can save for your retirement by using an interest calculator.
JRME Online is the Web-based version of the Journal for Research in
Mathematics Education
Project SkyMath: Making Mathematical Connections
Using the Science and Language of Patterns to Explore the Weather
Geometry
Through Art: Exploring Geometry By Making Drawings Children learn best when
they too see geometry as a means to an end. Children are artists at heart. The
rationale of making something geometry into art doesn't need explanation. To
children, beauty comes before logic and theories; therefore, geometry as art
seems the most natural approach for teaching this subject. Geometry
Through Art can provide the means.
The Geometry Center The Geometry Center is a mathematics research and
education center at the University of Minnesota. The Center has a unified mathematics computing environment supporting
math and computer science research, mathematical visualization, software development, application
development, video animation production, and K-16 math education. It includes
the Gallery of Interactive Geometry